Hungarian tales around the end of the regime(s).
Stock Ede
Noah's Ark .
Nostradamus, a fõpap
Irma arrives at her 18th birthday in a reform school.
Pozsár Pál
Iván is living in exile from Hungary when he receives word that an old flame is ill. His return to Budapest rekindles old memories and reopens old wounds.
Uncle Szabó, The Janitor
The story setup in the late Communist era. Two school boys are best friends. One's Father is a mighty communist party secretary, the other is an anti-communist rebel.
Felsenthal
This epic story takes place between 1820 and 1860 during the Habsburg Monarchy, and portrays the life one of the greatest Hungarian aristocrats - Count Széchenyi - who was born with extra-ordinary mental and spiritual talents. In the years following the fall of Napoleon the young count Széchenyi irresponsibly seduces his brother's wife, and the consequent scandal ruins his career as an army officer. After the sudden death of his humiliated lover Count Széchenyi drastically changes his character from that of a shallow young man into a responsible nobleman seeking to conquer his fate by creating great achievements in his remaining life.
Dezső
This is a story of a man who wants to grasp and hold his beloved one by him and a woman who insists on that her love can't be grasped; 'she' only can deliver hers. It has written Comedy, Romance etc... but, this movie doesn't include anything funny, I believe. After I see the movie, I thought that love springs through a one's heart and it has its own spirit. It doesn't have to have any company. The matter is if it coincides its mate; that's it.
Csebutikin
The film is a modernised version of the Chekhov drama, put in Budapest, Hungary, in a Soviet barracks between 1987 and 1991.
Ijon Gripenriter
In 1974, mountain climber Molly Higgins (Lori Singer) begins her ascent of Lenin Peak, located in the Pamir Mountains on the edge of the Himalayas. She's part of an international climbing expedition that has brought a team of U.S. climbers into the USSR. But completing their mission won't be easy, as Mother Nature and internal divisions hamper their journey up the perilous peak, putting all their lives in jeopardy. This made-for-TV movie is based on a true story.
Max
An atmospheric, sub-hallucinogenic venture into the world of the unknown. The enigma facing a young woman is the identity of her father. Unfortunately for her, she becomes drawn into a small Romanian underworld of brooding menace, darkness, torture chambers, and bizarrely over make-over'ed vampires. The moody undertones and well chosen locations are certainly a bonus, as is the comically funny finale.
Defoe
Defoe, lacking fantasy of his own takes home the drunkard sailor from the pub and lets him tell his stories on the uninhabited island.
Writer
In the small village of Rátót, every male is called Béla. When a woman gives birth to her child, she names him Józsi...
Kisbíró
In the small village of Rátót, every male is called Béla. When a woman gives birth to her child, she names him Józsi...
Director
In the small village of Rátót, every male is called Béla. When a woman gives birth to her child, she names him Józsi...
Apa
The actress is always lonely, she has nobody to love. She adopts a young boy from the orphanage, who formerly arrived on Earth by a flying suitcase and a policeman took him to the orphanage. The actress would be willing to adopt him, but there is no hope for this at the beginning.
Apa
The life of Tamás, antiquities dealer, runs in a normal, everyday way, he is stealing, swindling, cheating on his wife just like everybody else. Suddenly three men, who live in the attic, start harassing him. They construct coarse and unpleasant schemes against him and carry them into effect at the most unexpected times and places.
Zenetanár
A divorced middle-aged woman takes home an ardent suitor, only to discover that he prefers her teenage son. The mother is an overworked coffee-shop attendant, the suitor turns out to be a plain-clothes policeman and the boy is a frustrated flautist.
Story of the owners (Mastroianni and Schygulla) of a fancy nightclub in Budapest before and during WWII.
Feri, az apa
The story of 10-year-old boy and his family against the backdrop of the bloody events of 1956, in Budapest. Children do not yet understand what is going on, but they're happy because the schools are closed. But gradually, to adults and children comes the understanding that something terrible is happening. Disappearing relatives, friends, and even killed some. Tips sent an army to put down the counterrevolutionary rebellion.
Altschuler
Трагическая жизнь молодого человека и его близких на фоне неопределенной социально-политической ситуации в начале 1950-х годов в Венгрии. Заседание университетского комитета, которому теперь поручено решить, кто будет обладателем стипендии в Советском Союзе. Одним из наиболее вероятных является Янош Фландера, чье горькое детство, его отношение к фашистам и, что не менее важно, его работа в молодежном движении оправдывают его положение. Но анонимное письмо разрушает все его надежды ...
Rexa Lajos
A typist girl who is under the influence of nervous breakdown walks out to the street stark naked from the office she works in. A young physician goes by accidentally and tries to help her, spreading his coat over her nude body. From this moment his life changes completely.
Piber
(as Garas Dezsõ)
Péter tries to make a film on "Swan-Lake". At the weekend, shooting stops and the staff goes home. Péter leaves for home with his wife, Judit, but as he catches sight of a girl at the station, he cannot resist the temptation and gets off the train.
Mariann's father
In December 1956 there is a chaotic situation in Hungary. The revolution is put down by the Soviet army. People leave the country in large numbers for fear of revenge. A young soldier (György Angeli) who also took a part in the revolution, takes a train to Vienna together with his friend (Dániel Szerencsés). Written by Tamas Patrovics
Divided into two different halves separated by mood and subject matter, this is an uneven drama about the experience of one Hungarian Jew before and during the fascist takeover of Budapest. The hero Pali (Zoltan Bezeredi) arrives back in Budapest from the U.S. and meanders among the intellectual and social elite before he leaves for a brief stay in England. There he has an even briefer affair with a happy-go-lucky aspiring actress (Anna Kubik), and after a few other encounters with movie mavens, he heads back to Budapest -- quite inexplicably. The rest of the film deteriorates into a dark realm of hatred and violence.
Boldi Virág
As a last chance in his career, the young acrobat with a broken leg, Sajek Oszkár, attempts to obtain the wonderful secret from the retired old artist, Uncle Binder Lipi, a secret which was a world hit.
Avar Imre (as Garas Dezsõ)
Apa
The parents of Kabala (Lucky Charm) and Facsiga (Wooden Top) are divorced. Kabala, an adolescent girl was awarded to the father, while Facsiga, the younger brother was awarded to the mother, but they do not really belong to anyone. The two children want to live together at all costs.
Satire from the makers of hungarian classic Love (1971): director Károly Makk and writer Tibor Déry. Made for TV.
Stock Ede
"Ripacsok" is a great movie with great soundtrack, acting, cinematography, direction, etc. The world of "artists", hamming actors, good clowns and bad clowns... A unique movie in many ways. Pál Sándor is a very good hungarian director, watch his movies (especially the slightly better "Régi idõk focija") if you have the chance.
Историко-приключенческий фильм, действие которого происходит вскоре после подавления венгерского восстания в 1848 году.
Piszlicár
Pap Gedeon, fürdőigazgató
Svéd Feri
Winter of 1944, the last days of the war. When the roads and houses ceased to exist and the bottom of the cellars become filled with life, when fortunes were lost and countries burned up, her used coat was only important to Mama, the cloak-room servant of a local dance-school. Her son stole it to sell it for twenty pengő. He did it because Aranka Fussbaum's love cost money. There is no honour left in such a destroyed world. Yet still they start looking for that coat... (Elemér Ragályi won Best camera with this movie in Montreal, 1979, and in Budapest, 1980.)
The subject-matter of this comedy is age-old: that of the schizophrenic soul. Papa would have liked boy twins years ago, but her wife gave birth to a single child weighing six kilograms. He would like to dampen his feeling of emptiness by having the boy registered both as Péter and Pál.
A flamboyant comedy about love, work and money—revealing that the "planned" economy produced some unconventional entrepreneurial methods.
Kőnig
Director Sandor Simo based this film on his recollections of a period in his father's life just after World War II. In the film, Janos Torok is a chemist and an entrepreneur With enormous enthusiasm, he gets loans to purchase a small chemical plant and begins experiments to create innovative products, such as hormones. Meanwhile, the communist party has come to dominate Hungarian life in such a way that his activities are viewed as little more than criminal. He is hauled away to a prison camp, but even then his letters home are full of boundless optimism and his ideas for further experiments.
Béla, pincér (as Garas Dezsõ)
Strang felügyelõ (as Garas Dezsõ)
A ghost is haunting Lubló: Kaszparek Mihály, trader of wines, does not refrain from haunting his native town even in broad daylight. He rides his horse sitting backwards, pays with false gold and pays frequent visits to his widowed wife, who is far from being appalled by the caresses of her dead husband.
Reményi / Glück úr / Fényképész
After the breakup of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, a young Hungarian, wanted by the police for political crimes, escapes to just this side of the Austrian border. When he discovers that his escape contact has been shot, he disguises himself as a woman and, posing as a maid, takes refuge at a tuberculosis sanatorium. He lives there as a woman for the entire winter before resuming his journey in the spring.
Mezőőr
Frankfurter
A Jewish ghetto in the east of Europe, 1944. By coincidence, Jakob Heym eavesdrops on a German radio broadcast announcing the Soviet Army is making slow by steady progress towards central Europe. In order to keep his companion in misfortune, Mischa, from risking his life for a few potatoes, he tells him what he heard and announces that he is in possession of a radio - in the ghetto a crime punishable by death. It doesn't take long for word of Jakob's secret to spread - suddenly, there is new hope and something to live for - and so Jakob finds himself in the uncomforting position of having to come up with more and more stories.
This sour satire records how narrow-minded, perishable and prejudiced human relations are. Lili, an open, good-hearted, but clumsy girl gets a rusty Renault Gordini from her uncle living in France. She wants to learn driving, but makes horrible and perilous mistakes behind the wheel.
Minarik Ede, mosodás
The film is set in Budapest, 1924. Laundryman Ede Minarik's only passion is football. His dream is to see his team, Csabagyöngye, qualify for the first division. For this goal he would be willing to sacrifice everything he has. But he has nothing, even footballers just barely. The team is just like the times. But still, "we need a team!"
Georg the son
Three people skilfully kidnap the company director, who never takes the responsibility, takes sleeping pills and spends his time feeding ornamental fish. The kidnappers turn out to be no other than the Engineer, the Technician and the Worker, who only wanted to avoid bankruptcy this way.
A murder has been committed in a block of flats in Pest. Almost all the dwellers of the building behave in a suspicious way at the beginning of the investigation, although it is their everyday lapses they try to hide. In spite of the janitor's unpleasant comments, light is gradually thrown upon the case.
Mrs. Endrényi, an old woman in Old Buda learns that her house is going to be demolished and she is going to get a new apartment. Since she would like her family members to have the same advantage, she takes them in her apartment.
Archaeologist (as Garas Dezsõ)
This light comedy with grotesque elements tells the story of M, the young and beautiful model mother, who seeks happiness and a father for her precocious, but inventive daughter, Tündike.
Gedei
The protagonist of this farce is the enthusiastic, bald, spectacled Krebsz, an employee at the Prime and Sample Institute. He alerts the whole village to organise a beauty contest in the weed-field of Balatonszutykos. Hoping to win the grand prize, the leading role in a two-hour colour-film, the girls make all efforts and use all their tricks.
Józsi (as Garas Dezsõ)
The grotesque comedy with crime elements takes place in a grocery store.
Mocorgó
Small town girl Eszter adores her husband, Zoltán. He doesn't know Zoltán is having an affair with Alizka, until the woman moves in to their apartment.
Piroska néni (as Garas Dezsõ)
The protagonists of a comic Romeo and Juliet story full of gags are two widowed pensioners. Nádor and Mrs. Komáromi meet in the cemetery while mourning their dead spouses and they fall in love.
Goddard
The pseudo crime story honours the bohemian world at the beginning of the century.
Gyulus
Eve, the old professor zsongják beautiful wife surrounded by colleagues. When the professor's going away for a conference abroad, intensifying the suitors attempts. Eve, however faithful to her husband, so that the denials are increasing. Oddly enough, the rejected accidents ...
Kántor
13 March 1965 (Hungary)
Zalai (as Garas Dezsõ)
"Are you looking to buy a car? Not sure which one to buy? Clueless? We can solve all your problems. Watch our latest film! All your problems will be solved because we'll talk you out of them for the price of a single ticket." - says the comedy's obliging narrator (Ervin Kibédi), who tries to talk the viewer out of buying a car. To do this, he tells the audience some instructive and humorous car-related stories...
The turnings of this satirical story are accentuated by the comments of the Director and the Author. Éva is in love with Zoli. She expects to live a wild and modern life by his side, not the boredom of a petite-bourgeois household. On a drunken morning, Zoli writes a poem. The poem is published in a morning paper and divides readers. Because of the poem the young man is dismissed it from his work, and his landlord kicks him out from the apartment.
Szélhámos
Михай Тот проработал сорок лет сторожем на складе лесоматериалов. В последнее дежурство случился пожар: склад сгорел дотла. Ущерб составляет полтора миллиона форинтов. Это был страшный удар для работавшего честно всю жизнь Михая. Неожиданно выясняется, что Михай выиграл в лотерею как раз полтора миллиона форинтов. Желая спасти свое доброе имя, он хочет внести эту сумму в государственную казну. Но это оказалось не так просто: не установлена причина пожара, не доказана вина Михая. Поэтому и взять от него деньги никто не имел права. Долго бродил Михай из одного учреждения в другое с просьбой принять от него деньги, но все было напрасно. Тогда старик пустился на хитрость...
Kormos József
Разыскивая пропавшего перед самой свадьбой жениха - шофера такси Йожефа Кормош, милиция устанавливает, что это наглый аферист, который уже не один раз скрывался от обманутых им невест. Но Гаал, отец Ицы, последней невесты Кормоша, необычайно настойчив в поисках и добивается своего - Кормош найден и обвенчан с Ицей. Карьера брачного афериста закончилась, и его многочисленные предыдущие невесты остались вдовами, так как для них он потерян навсегда!
Sovány
В 1963 году на небольшом острове, в «Гранд-отеле» встретились представители двух держав, чтобы тайно заключить договор на владение новыми нефтеносными районами. Вмешиваются представители третьей державы. Происходит борьба за овладение планами этих районов. Совершенно случайно документы попадают к авантюристу Феликсу, скрывающемуся в отеле от гангстеров. После ряда комических приключений Феликс помогает одной державе заключить договор с другой, но эта сделка оказывается недействительной, так как один важный документ оказался в руках представителей третьей державы.
Neighbor
Андриш хочет добиться доверия со стороны своих родителей, он нуждается в их поддержке, но отец занят проблемами, связанными с работой. Он должен принять решение по делу о коррупции, вскрытой на предприятии. Скрыть или придать огласке то, что случилось? Разговор между отцом и сыном заканчивается ссорой, но, в конце концов, отец всё же отдаёт предпочтение справедливому решению, он разоблачает злоупотребление служебным положением.
Hadnagy
О загадочном происшествии в автобусе, когда исчезновение часов у одной из пассажирок повлекло за собой целый ряд неожиданных и совершенно непредвиденных перипетий.
Gál
Едущие в поезде пять членов бригады монтажников рассказывают пассажирам переполненного вагона пять историй из жизни своей бригады, посвященных Карло — старшему среди товарищей, всеобщему любимцу и весельчаку, совести и душе коллектива.
Steiner
В одном из лагерей оккупированной немцами во время Второй мировой войны Венгрии намечается футбольный матч по случаю дня рождения Гитлера. На поле должны сойтись команда оккупантов и местный коллектив под руководством в прошлом звезды футбола, для которого этот вид спорта значит намного больше простой игры.
О пяти молодых супружеских парах, въехавших в новые квартиры, но не сумевших наладить семейную жизнь. Слесарь Густав Форшанг часто ссорится с женой Кати, так как она больше любит развлечения, а он увлечен техникой. Молодой профессор Биркаш, орнитолог, страдает от неустроенности быта, так как его жена работает библиотекарем и из-за недостатка времени не может заниматься домашним хозяйством. Эрси, жена строителя Шипош, стыдится, что они только поженились, а она уже ждет ребенка. А парикмахер Ференц Альберт страдает от неверности жены, бывшей манекенщицы. А вот Янош и Тереза Корбус не могут полностью насладиться своим счастьем, так как не имеют квартиры и, живя вместе с родителями, должны во всем им подчиняться.
If there has ever been pure and undestroyable love, this is it. That is how Imre and Vera feel. The talented chemist loses his best friend for the girl's sake, then gives up his profession, only to be able to stay in the capital with Vera. But the young actress at the beginning of her career is neglected. Imre accepts an uninteresting, but well-paying position. They seem to be happy together.
Jenõ
О бесшабашной и озорной девушке, буквально притягивающей к себе всевозможные курьезные ситуации. Куда бы она не попала, все вокруг начинает искрить и переворачиваться с ног на голову. Оттого-то и герой ее романтических грез не сразу может разглядеть в бедовом сорванце прелестную юную женщину.
Kocsmáros (as Garas Dezsõ)
1930-е годы. История венгра Михая и румынки Аницы, которые вынуждены заниматься контрабандой, чтобы прокормить свои семьи.
Венгрия 1932 года. В стране свирепствует кровавый террор. Полиция узнаёт, что типография, печатающая революционные листовки, находится на мебельной фабрике, и устраивает облаву. Необходимо немедленно переправить на новую конспиративную квартиру печатный станок, шрифты, листовки. Сделать это берётся рабочий фабрики — коммунист Тот, к которому в пути присоединяется безработный Янош.
Ценою смерти коммуниста Тота задание было выполнено.
Фильм, поставленный по одноимённой новелле Жигмонда Морица, рассказывает историю любви красавицы Панни и батрака Мишки. В поисках заработка ушёл Мишка из села, оставив Панни одну. Рассердившись, что не послушал её Мишка, и не взял с собой, считая себя обманутой и позабытой, Панни выходит замуж за старого богача Комароми. Но как ни старалась она, заглушить в себе любовь к Мишке не сумела. И когда он пришёл за ней, всё бросила Панни, словно птица вылетела из золочёной клетки.
Agent
Музыкальная комедия о приключениях сказочных правителей Мартина и Антонии в их сказочных герцогствах, об их любви, которая закончилась веселой свадьбой.
Nézõ
Cabinet crisis threatens in Futbólia, due to a series of lost matches. The head of state charges admiral Duca with the task, as a last chance, to get hold of the football star of the Hungarian team presently playing in Switzerland.
University student
Гида, молодой человек в возрасте 20 лет, преодолевает своё первое серьёзное разочарование и влюбляется с первого взгляда в красивую молодую вдову Катинку. Романтические прогулки и катание на лодке следуют друг за другом, а затем они пытаются спрятаться в квартире Гиды, но бдительная мать парня сводит их с ума. Они вынуждены отложить интим до следующего дня, если что-то или кто-то снова не помешает.
A Lokomotív kapusa
В форме сатирической сказки, где современная действительность причудливо переплетается со сказочным вымыслом, фильм критикует отдельные недостатки, еще имеющие место в жизни новой социалистической Венгрии.
Ifjú Schnaps
Венгерская комедия, известная как один из первых в стране фильмов в цвете. Сюжет основан на музыкальной пьесе Эде Сиглигети. События разворачиваются в 19 веке. Талантливый и известный театральный актер Лилиомфи влюбляется с первого взгляда в девушку по имени Маришка. Он заметил ее на выставке. Он просит своего дядю, известного профессора, посодействовать в развитии их отношений. Но в любовь актера и актрисы вмешиваются сторонние люди. Интриги мешают счастью.
Csepi
Frici
